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Its interesting to look at the time line of electoral maps, modern Republicanism sprouted in the fucking mid west after WW2. The south was a democratic hold out until the 1960s, it was only after the American party died, that republicanism came in.

It's quite possibly the shittyest democratic election system on the planet. There is a way for about 30% of the population to have their candidate win the election, if they win small states with low populations.

My main acceptance stems from the fact that without the current system rural states like Wyoming would get almost no voice at all, despite owning large swaths of land. Now that might sound kind of stupid at face value, but if the open spaces of America go without a real voice, they could fall quickly into disrepair. For example, lets say a coal plant is polluting a large rural area. Without an electoral system, the concerns of those sparse people in the middle of no where might have no backing when compared to people that live in the city and are unaffected by the coal plant. Without more of a vote for their land, the problem over a wide area might never be solved.